Reburial

After more than a hundred years at the cemetery in Zemun, Serbia, the remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of the visionary of the state, were brought to Israel and buried on Mount Herzl in an extraordinary diplomatic operation that closed a historical circle.

A ceremony was held yesterday (Thursday) at the Belgrade airport in preparation for the transfer of the remains of Shimon Leib and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of the visionary of the state, Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl, to Israel. The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel, the Deputy and Acting Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Dr. Yizhar Hess...

Following four years of diplomatic efforts, the remains of Shimon Leib and Rivka Herzl were exhumed from a Belgrade cemetery. They will be laid to rest next week at the Herzl family plot in Jerusalem during a state ceremony.

The World Zionist Organization executive has approved the repatriation of the remains of Shimon Leib and Rivka Herzl from Serbia for burial in the family plot on Mount Herzl, in a festive state ceremony to be attended by the country's leaders and senior public figures.